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How it reads
Robin's Nest 618 is a light colour from Benjamin Moore's Classics collection, which the brand describes as "a perfect powder blue gently kissed by a touch of green". Its LRV is 68.45, so it reads light and airy rather than saturated.
Benjamin Moore itself files it in its green family, under teal, which tells you how much green is in it. In the Avery Cox Design living room on this page it wraps the walls in a soft aqua, set against rust-brown leather, green velvet and ochre curtains.
What Robin's Nest is
Robin's Nest is a light colour in Benjamin Moore's Classics collection. The brand calls it a perfect powder blue gently kissed by a touch of green, and gives it an LRV of 68.45.
Benjamin Moore classifies it in its green family, sub-family teal. On the wall it sits between blue and green, which is why it often reads as a soft aqua.
How it behaves in light
The colour database Paint Color Consultants describes it as a powder blue with a noticeable green undertone, and notes that the aqua cast shows more in daylight. It reports warm incandescent bulbs push it greener, while cooler light keeps it bluer.
We have not found designer commentary on how it behaves in north- or south-facing rooms, so sample it on two walls before committing.
Where to use it
In the Avery Cox Design living room on this page, photographed by Stephen Karlisch, Robin's Nest wraps the walls of a richly layered room: a rust leather sofa, green velvet cushions, ochre silk curtains and dark wood.
That scheme shows its strength. A soft aqua can carry warm, saturated furnishings without the room feeling heavy.
What it sits next to
Benjamin Moore's coordinating colours are Ice Mist OC-67, Stonybrook 1566, Cloud White OC-130 and Van Deusen Blue HC-156. Cloud White is the only white in that list and the natural trim choice.
On this site, compare it with Seabrook, a brighter aqua, and Wythe Blue, a greener, grayer blue.
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